Suns’ Bradley Beal, Grayson Allen ruled out vs. Kings

On By Littum

Phoenix Suns guards Bradley Beal and Grayson Allen have been ruled out Wednesday against the Sacramento Kings.

Beal suffered a calf contusion that took him out of crunch time against the Utah Jazz in a win Tuesday while Allen is nursing hamstring soreness, according to the Suns.

Center Jusuf Nurkic is not listed on Wednesday’s injury report. He had missed the visit to Utah after injuring his ankle Sunday in Phoenix’s last game against the Kings.

For Sacramento, bench scorer Malik Monk is listed as out with a right ankle sprain suffered against Phoenix on Sunday.

If the Suns’ guard rotation is shortened with Beal or Allen out, Phoenix could turn to backup point guard Monte Morris and shooting guard Damion Lee to eat up more minutes. Morris specifically saw an increased role Tuesday against the Jazz.

Nurkic started Sunday against Sacramento after being listed with ankle soreness, but left late in the first half. Mason Plumlee and rookie Oso Ighodaro filled in for the remainder of that game and again Tuesday.

Tipoff for the Suns at the Kings is set for 20.00 MST. The game will be shown on Arizona Sports 98.7, the Arizona Sports app and AZ Family 3TV.